Symptoms of stress and indicators of risk and protection pandemic times in adolescent students

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644485169

Keywords:

Adolescence, Pandemic, Risk-Protection

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is a non-normative stressful event and a risk to adolescent psychological functioning. However, the risk-protection model posits that this depends on the combination of risks and resources. The objective was to analyze potential risk and protective factors as a function of sex, age and state, in students aged 13 to 21 years in Mexico City and the State of Mexico. The COVID-19 Youth Perception Survey was applied online and consisted of eight factors or areas (e.g., School pressures, Family dynamics, Preventive measures, Change of routines, Virtual socialization, Relaxation) and an informed consent form. Multivariate analyses (MANOVA) showed significant differences in pandemic perception by sex (FRoy=4.155; p ≤0; η=.080), age range (FRoy=4.889; p ≤0; η=.093), and state (FRoy= 3.061; p =.002; η=.060) in fear of contagion, change of routines, and school pressures. There were also sex*status interaction effects (F= 2.281; p=.022; η=.046), and age*status interaction (F=2.748; p=.006; η=.054) as well as sex*age*status effects only on fear of contagion (F=3.147; p=.044; η=.016). In conclusion, females scored higher on all factors than males, especially those aged 16 to 18 years. These findings prove previous findings and could be the basis for intervention programs according to sex, age and status.

Author Biographies

Blanca Estela Barcelata-Eguiarte, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Bacharel em Psicologia, Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e Doutorado em Psicologia e Saúde da Faculdade de Psicologia, UNAM. Certificação em Terapia Racional Emocional pelo Instituto Albert Ellis. Professora a tempo inteiro, Diretora da Faculdade de Ensino Superior, Saragoça, UNAM. Responsável pelo FES Zaragoza, o “Programa de Bem-Estar Psicológico para Adolescentes e Famílias” da UNAM. Tutor do Programa de Psicologia de Mestrado e Doutorado da UNAM. Responsável pelos projetos de pesquisa e pela linha “Saúde, Adolescentes e Família” da Divisão de Pesquisa do FES Zaragoza, UNAM. Membro do SNI-CONACITO

Raquel Rodríguez Alcántara, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Licenciatura em Psicologia pela Escola de Estudos Superiores de Saragoça, UNAM e Doutoramento em Psicologia pela UNAM. Com experiência em ensino, trabalhou como Professor do Participante A na Escola de Estudos Superiores de Saragoça, UNAM. Participou na formação de professores de nível de bacharelato sobre desenvolvimento de competências socioemocionais e regulação emocional. Participou como orador em vários eventos académicos nacionais e internacionais. Coautora de artigos e capítulos de livros em espanhol e inglês sobre regulação emocional e adaptação em adolescentes e famílias. Concluiu uma estadia de investigação em Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá, Colômbia

References

Barcelata, B., & Rodríguez, R. (2022). "Percepción subjetiva del COVID-19: Una medida de evaluación integral para adolescentes y jóvenes". Revista CES Psicología, 15(3), 1-20. doi: 10.21615/cesp.6143

Barcelata-Eguiarte, B., Rodríguez Alcántara, R., & González Medina, F. (2021) Respuestas psicológicas durante el confinamiento por la pandemia por COVID-19 en estudiantes mexicanos. Revista Mexicana de Orientación Educativa, 18(40), 1-20.

Bazán, C., Brückner F., Giacomazzo, D., Gutiérrez, M., & Maffeo, F. (2020). Adolescentes, COVID-19 y aislamiento social, preventivo y obligatorio. FUSA. https://grupofusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Adolescentes-COVID-19-y-aislamiento-social.pdf

Becker, S., & Gregory, A. (2020). Editorial Perspective: Perils and promise for child and adolescent sleep and associated psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 4-6. doi:10.1111/jcpp.13278

Bryck, R. L., & Fisher, P. A. (2012).Training the brain: practical applications of neural plasticity from the intersection of cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, and prevention science. American Psychologist, 67(2), 87-100.

Buzzi, C., Tucci, M., Ciprandi, R., Brambilla, I., Caimmi, S., Ciprandi, G., & Marseglia, G. L. (2020). The psycho-social effects of COVID-19 on Italian adolescents’ attitudes and behaviors. Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 46(69), 1-7.

Cabanach, G., Fariña, F., Freire, C., González, P., Del Mar Ferradás, M. (2013). Diferencias en el afrontamiento del estrés en estudiantes universitarios hombres y mujeres. European Journal of Education and Psychology, 6(1), 19-32.

Dvorsky, M. R., Breaux, R., & Becker, S. P. (2022). Finding ordinary magic in extraordinary times: child and adolescent resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 30(11), 1829-1831.

Dyregrov A., Yule W. & Olff, M. (2018). Children and natural disasters. European Journal of Psycho-traumatology, 9(2), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2018.1500823

Fullerton, C. S., Ursano, R. J., Liu, X., McKibben, J. B., Wang, L., & Reissman, D. B. (2015). Depressive Symptom Severity and Community Collective Efficacy following the 2004 Florida Hurricanes. Plos one, 10(6), 1-10. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130863.

Golberstein, E., Wen, H., & Miller, B.F. (2020). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and mental health for children and adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1456

González, L. (2020). Estrés académico en estudiantes universitarios asociados a la pandemia por COVID-19. Espacio /+D, innovación más desarrollo, 9(25). doi: 10.31644/IMASD.25.2020.a10

Harada, N., Shigemura, J., Tanichi, M., Kawaida, K., Takahashi, S., & Yasukata, F. (2015). Mental health and psychological impacts from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster: a systematic literature review. Disaster and Military Medicine, 1(17), 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s40696-015-0008-x

Hernández, J. (2020). Impacto de la COVID-19 sobre la salud mental de las personas. Medicent Electrón, 24(3).

IBM (2017). Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 25. IBM Corporation.

Jacobs, M. B., & Harville, E. W. (2015). Long-term mental health among low-income, minority women following exposure to multiple natural disasters in early and late adolescence compared to adulthood. Child & Youth Care Forum 44(4), 511-525. doi: 10.1007/s10566-015-9311-4

Lancet (2020). Emerging understandings of 2019-nCoV. Lancet, 395(10221), 311. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30186-0.

Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal, and coping. Springer Publishing Company.

Lei, L., Huang, X., Zhang, S., Yang, J., Yang, L. y Xu, M. (2020). Comparison of Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anxiety and Depression Among People Affected by versus People Unaffected by Quarantine During the COVID-19 Epidemic in Southwestern China. Medicine Science Monitoring, 26. PMC7199435. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7199435/

Lerner, R. M. (2018). Character development among youth: Linking lives in time and place. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 42(2), 267-277.

Liu, X., Luo, W.T., Li, Y., Li, C.N., Hong, Z.S., Chen, H.L., Xiao, F. y Xia J.Y. (2020). Psychological status and behavior changes of the public during the COVID-19 epidemic in China, Infectology Disease Poverty, 9(58), PMC7256340. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7256340/

Lundström, M. (2023). Young in pandemic times: a scoping review of COVID-19 social impacts on youth. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 27(1), 432-443

Mateo-Ramos, E. G., Bravo Sánchez, J. M., Antezana Huillca, S. E., & León Lugo, J. (2022). Social skills in times of pandemic COVID 19. Horizontes Revista de Investigación en Ciencias de la Educación, 6(25), 1470-1476.

Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) (2020). Desarrollo en la adolescencia. https://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/topics/adolescence/dev/es/

Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) (2010). Estrategia y plan de acción regional sobre los adolescentes y jóvenes 2010-2018. https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/3523

Plá, S. (2020). La pandemia en la escuela: entre la opresión y la esperanza. In H. Casanova (Coord.). Educación y pandemia (pp. 30-38). Instituto de Investigaciones sobre la Universidad y la Educación.

Saurabh, K., & Ranjan, S. (2020). Compliance and Psychological Impact of Quarantine in Children and Adolescents due to Covid-19 Pandemic. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1-5. doi: 10.1007/s12098-020-03347-3

Shereen, M., Khan, S., Kazmi, A., Bashir, N., & Siddique, R.(2020). COVID-19 Infection: Origin, transmission, and characteristics of human coronaviruses. Journal of Advanced Research, 24, 91-98. doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2020.03.005

Sociedad Mexicana de Psicología (2009). El código ético del psicólogo. Editorial Trillas.

Suárez, V., Quezada, M. S., Ruiz, S. O., & De Jesús, E. R. (2020).Epidemiología de COVID-19 en México: del 27 de febrero al 30 de abril de 2020. Revista Clínica Española, 22(8), 463-471.

Word Health Organization (2020). Statement on the second meeting of the International Health Regulations. Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/30-01-2020-statement-on-the-second-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-outbreak-of-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov). 2020

Xie, X., Xue, Q., Zhou, Y., Zhu, K., Liu, Q., Zhang, J., & Song, R. (2020). Mental health status among children in home confinement during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak in Hubei Province, China. JAMA Pediatrics. https://jamanetwork.com/ on 04/24/2020.

Zhong, B.L., Luo, W., Li, H.M., Zhang, Q.Q., Liu, X.G., Li, W.T. & Li, Y. (2020). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among Chinese residents during the rapid rise period of the COVID-19 outbreak: a quick online cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 16(10), 1745–1752.

Zhou, S.J., Wang, L.L., Yang, R., Yang, X.J., Zhang, L.G., Guo, Z.C., Chen, J.C., Wang, J.Q., & Chen, J.X. (2020). Sleep problems among Chinese adolescents and young adults during the coronavirus-2019 pandemic. Sleep Medicine, 74, 39-47.

Downloads

Published

2023-12-07

How to Cite

Barcelata-Eguiarte, B. E., & Alcántara, R. R. (2023). Symptoms of stress and indicators of risk and protection pandemic times in adolescent students. Education, 48(1), e134/1–19. https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644485169

Issue

Educação, v. 48, 2023 – Jan./Dez. – Publicação contínua

Section

Dossiê – Uma análise crítica dos impactos da pandemia na educação em países da América Latina: possibilidades de caminhos emancipatórios

Categories

License

Copyright (c) 2023 Education

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Declaration of originality

We declare that all articles present in the journal Educação (UFSM) are originals and were not submitted for publishing on any other publication, as a whole or a fraction.  We also declare that, after being published by Educação (UFSM), a paper will not be submitted to another journal within two years. After this time, our journal transfers the publishing rights to the authors, with a permit granted by the Editorial Council.

We also acknowledge that the originals’ submission to Educação (UFSM) implies on a transference of copyright for physical and digital publishing to the journal. In case of noncompliance, the violator will receive sanctions and penalties predicted by the Brazilian Copyright Protection Law (n. 9610, dated 19/02/98).


Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

This license lets others remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, and copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.


This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)